ONE Step CLOSER!

Planning is so EASY to do, but going about in fulfilling those plans is another story. I am HAPPY to say that today (Sunday), my husband (Justin Alalita Fonoti) finally got his MELCHIZEDEK PRIESTHOOD!! Yayyy! After all the preparing and interviews, he finally did it :) I am sssoo proud of him, and forever grateful for his LOVE & DETERMINATION. Before we got married, we've talked about ETERNITY, and now that we're married, ETERNITY became an everyday goal. It was hard at first, but with the LORD on our side, I know we could overcome the obstacles and challenges we would face.

Marriage is a challenge in itself, I've learned to be more PATIENT, UNDERSTANDING, and FORGIVING. I really didn't understand what i was really getting myself into, when I said "I DO". To me (back then) Marriage was just marrying the person you Love and want to be with for the rest of your life. I never really gave it much thought then just that. But til this day I have NO REGRETS whatsoever about our (or MY) decision. :) We been married now for two years, soon to be three, and we decided its TIME to make it ETERNITY. We been talking and thinking about it for quite some time now, but we never really put it in "ACTION". It was just "TALK". 

  My parents have been asking countless times, "When are you guys taking your family to the temple? You need to hurry up and do that!" And I would always brush it off, but deep down in my heart I knew I had to do just that. One night I couldn't go to sleep, it was weird, cause I was super tired, but I just couldn't close my eyes and go to sleep. All I could think about was my parents, and how they seem to have everything down. I kept asking myself "how do they do it?" "how do they juggle so much and still have time for church and their callings?" "why am I not like them?" "why can't I be more faithful and righteous?" and the questions go on. The next day, I emailed my mom (yes, we email each other even though we live and see each other everyday) lol. asking her all those questions I was thinking. She emailed me back saying "I do all this because of FAITH and LOVE for my Heavenly Father and my FAMILY"..I pretty much cried the entire time reading her email. That email changed my thoughts immediately after reading it. :) 

  With that, I talked to my husband about my experience and just shared my thoughts, and he too agreed. I told him we can't wait anymore, its NOW or NEVER, we need to do this not just for US, but for our growing DAUGHTER (and of course future kids) So lately we been working towards Eternity, its a slow process, but we're GETTING CLOSER!! I am Excited, Happy and Truly Thankful that we both came this far, and we continue to strive for our GOAL. With that said, I LOVE MY FAMILY AND MY HEAVENLY FATHER, Im forever GRATEFUL for the Plan of Salvation and of course the Teachings of the Gospel. I honestly don't know where I would be without it. **FAMILIES ARE ETERNITY**

-Ruta